text The upstairs wife : an intimate history of Pakistan
- Summary
- "A memoir of Karachi through the eyes of its women. Rafia Zakaria's Muslim-Indian family immigrated to Pakistan from Bombay in 1962, feeling the situation for Muslims in India was precarious and that Pakistan represented enormous promise. And for ... Read more
- Contents
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Prologue -- The Return -- Birth of a Nation -- The Scent of Other Cities -- A Suburban Wedding -- Half a Wife -- The Woman in Charge -- The Graveyards of Karachi -- Loving and Leaving -- A Return to the Original -- Epilogue.
- Format
- text
- Description
- x, 251 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher
- Beacon Press 2015
| Library | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 920 ZAK in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Peninsula Community Library | FIC MCF in Adult | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| TADL-WOOD | 920 ZAK in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| TADL-PCL | FIC MCF in Adult | Available |
Zakaria, Rafia 1978- Family
Karachi (Pakistan) Biography
Aunts Pakistan Karachi Biography
Muslim women Pakistan Karachi Biography
Polygamy Social aspects Pakistan Karachi
Women Pakistan Social conditions
Misogyny Pakistan
Pakistan Social conditions
Pakistan History
Pakistan Religious life and customs
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| Library | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 920 ZAK in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Peninsula Community Library | FIC MCF in Adult | Available |
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